First off, let’s make it clear that this has nothing to do with the first “8MM”. The original movie starred Nicolas Cage (“Vampire’s Kiss”) as private investigator trying to verify if a snuff film is real or not. This ‘sequel’ was originally titled “The Velvet Side Of Hell” but the distributors decided to just change it to “8MM 2”.

In “8MM 2”, David (Johnathon Schaech “That Thing You Do!”) is an aspiring politician that is about to marry Tish (Lori Heuring “Just Go With It”), who is the daughter of America’s ambassador to Hungary. The two engage in a threesome with the mysterious Risa (Zita Görög “Underworld”) but it was secretly being filmed. Now, they are being blackmailed.

The main characters in this film are so stupid. They are bothered about a tape of them having a threesome might wreck their careers so they decide the solution is to try and find the girl by visiting Budapest’s sex shops, strip clubs and any other vaguely seedy place. What if somebody spotted them there or got a photo? The acting is not too bad but I think the idiocy of the characters makes it hard to care about them. Most of the women in the movie are seen naked.

I won’t bother comparing it to the first movie because the two have no real connection. This is a stupid movie with characters that make dumb decisions. It has ending that is just ridiculous and makes no sense. It’s also another movie that makes Central and Eastern Europe look like the main place sexual depravity. It does for Hungary what “Hostel” did for Slovakia and “Hellraiser: Deader” did for Romania. If you really like erotic thrillers such as “Basic Instinct”, “Disclosure” and “Sliver” then maybe you’ll get a kick out of “8MM 2” (or “The Velvet Side Of Hell” as it should be known as).